Free Passport Photo Maker
Create passport photos for US, UK, EU, India, Canada and more. Get a printable sheet with multiple copies. Free, no signup, no watermark.
Drop your photo here
JPG or PNG — face photo recommended
What makes a good passport photo?
Every government that issues passports has specific rules about photos. The US State Department has a full checklist. The short version: plain white or off-white background, face centered and clearly visible, neutral expression (closed mouth, no big smile), eyes open, no glasses, no hats, good even lighting with no shadows on your face or behind your head.
The size requirements this tool handles. The photo quality requirements are on you. A well-lit selfie in front of a white wall works fine — most people just don't realize their phone camera is good enough. You don't need a photography studio.
One practical tip: take 5-10 shots in slightly different positions and pick the one where the lighting is most even. Shadows are the most common reason for rejection.
How to print your passport photo
Download the printable sheet (4x6 inch layout, multiple copies). You have two options: print at home on photo paper — most inkjet and laser printers handle 4x6 — or take the file to Walmart Photo, Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, or any local print shop and print a 4x6.
If you print at home, use photo paper not regular paper. Passport offices expect glossy or matte photo paper. Regular printer paper looks obviously wrong and may get rejected. The print cost at a retail photo center is usually under $0.50 for a 4x6. Cheaper than any online passport photo service.
Official sizes and head height
The photo size is only half of the rule. Every country also sets how large your head must be within the frame, measured from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head. These are the published requirements for the sizes this tool supports.
Rules change and details differ between countries, so check the official page for your application before you print. The sizes above were checked against those official sources.
The tool sets the size, your framing sets the head height
This tool crops your photo from the centre to the exact shape of the passport photo and scales it to the right size at 300 DPI. It does not move or resize your face within the picture. So the head height comes from how the photo was taken.
- Frame your head and the top of your shoulders, with your face in the centre of the shot.
- Hold the camera at eye level, about a metre or two away, rather than close up with a wide angle, which distorts faces.
- If your face is too small in the result, crop the original tighter with the crop tool first, then bring it back here.
Getting a plain white background
Most countries require a plain, light background. The white background option fills any transparent areas of your photo with white. On its own that does nothing to a normal photo, because a normal photo has no transparent areas. Combined with the remove background tool it gives you a clean white background.
- Remove the background from your photo and download the transparent PNG.
- Drop that PNG here with the white background option switched on.
- Pick your country's size and download the single photo or the printable sheet.
Printing at the right size
The printable sheet is an A4 page at 300 DPI with up to six copies and thin grey guide lines to cut along. The one setting that ruins it is scaling. In your print dialog, choose actual size or 100 percent, never fit to page, which shrinks or stretches the photos away from the official size.
Digital applications have their own rules
Online applications usually ask for a digital photo with a minimum pixel size and a file size range rather than millimetres. The UK, for example, asks for at least 600 by 750 pixels and a file between 50 KB and 10 MB. India's passport service asks for 630 by 810 pixels for digital submissions. Use the single photo download for these, and if a form sets a file size limit, the reduce to KB tool will bring it within range.